srcds as service

[JJ1]

i added srcds as a windows service,
the problem i have is i need to run srcds in high priority and i dont know how to edit the registry to get it to high priority. does anyone know how to do it and can help?

task manager is no help cause when i place it in high priority it runs fine but when i restart it goes back to normal.

[Drocona]

I'm not sure how you installed it as a service?
How does it start up, is it like a batch execution by the service or what.

if it is batch like you can simply add /high infront.

[JJ1]

its not a batch. its setup to start srcds when windows starts.
if i put a batch in there it will not respond in control panel

[Drocona]

I understand that but how does it execute, where did you add startup variables etc.

[JJ1]

this is how it looks:

http://www.aeclan.mav-hosting.com/regedit.JPG

i tried putting start /high/wait before srcds.exe but doesnt work

[Drocona]

I don't think you can set it anywhere in this case, maybe you'll have to make a batch script that auto starts, waits for the srcds to start up and make it set the process to high priority.

[ubermensch]

You can also use ServerChecker by Highguy. It's one of the first things I install when I get a new windows box to work on

http://www.dumbclan.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5166

[DevoiD]

I run 3 srcds installations as services on my PC, and I also run a program called srcfpsboost.exe as a service, which boosts the srcds framerate up to 300+ this is most effective way I found of running windows srcds servers, 1 is CSS another is Exite MoD and the 3rd is PVKII and they all run great as a service, I use a wrapper program available on the windows 2003/xp/2k installation disk rootkit called instsrv.exe and srvany.exe and get them to load srcds with the parameters laid out in the registry

if you save this file as something.reg on your desktop, then run it, it will install all that you need into the registry

the code is similar to starting srcfpsboost.exe

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SRCDS]
"Type"=dword:00000010
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):6d,00,3a,00,5c,00,47,00,61,00,6d,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,\
  76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,72,00,63,00,64,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,72,​\
  00,76,00,61,00,6e,00,79,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="SRCDS"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,53,00,65,\
  00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SRCDS\Parameters]
"Application"="srcds.exe -console -game cstrike +map glasstrap_final -maxplayers 22 -autoupdate -heapsize 55000"
"AppDirectory"="m:\\GameServers\\srcds"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SRCDS\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
  00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,​\
  00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,​\
  05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,​\
  20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,​\
  00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,​\
  00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SRCDS\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_SRCDS\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

[JJ1]

and will this move the service into high priority?

[Drocona]

Doesn't look like it does if you ask me.